Gartner Publishes First Market Guide for Guardian Agents

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Gartner's first-ever Market Guide for Guardian Agents formally recognizes AI agent oversight as a standalone enterprise category. Key stat: "Through 2028, at least 80% of unauthorized AI agent transactions will be caused by internal policy violations — oversharing, misguided behavior — rather than external attacks." Guardian agent spending projected to grow from <1% to 5-7% of agentic AI budgets by 2028. The report calls for "guards for guardians" to prevent supervisory drift. For builders: this